Chords Quotes

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The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance. Like music also, it is fulfilled in each moment of its course. You do not play… — Alan Watts
It struck me recently, that one should really consider the sequence of a protein molecule about to fold into a precise geometric form as a… — Christian B. Anfinsen
Sometimes an unexpected chord change can be the difference between a good song and a great song. — Gary Talley
Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld… — Robert Burns
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it...I always believed that I have something important to say and I said… — Lou Reed
I knew I had to have a hit. I would get no more chances. Analyzing what they had in common I discovered they had many… — Neil Sedaka
Throughout my career, I've always portrayed characters that were humorous, but also weren't afraid to speak their minds, especially when it came to racy or… — Betty White
Even if chords are simple, they should rub. They should have dissonances in them. I've always used a lot of alternate bass lines, suspensions, widely… — Jimmy Webb
Any quick analysis of a Beatles tune or a Cole Porter tune will reveal often simple but unexpected chords, chords that chromatically shift between keys,… — Paul Zollo
Every time I finish a song... most of the time it's in my own head, like this sounds too much like a Townes Van Zandt… — Conor Oberst
The healing power of music is vast. Music therapy is in its infancy in Western psychology. If we knew more, we'd be able to do… — Gary Talley
You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most are in the… — Kristian Bush
These days I keep a journal, so I'm constantly sketching down my thoughts, or lines that come to me...ideas for songs. And then when I… — Ani DiFranco
Paul Simon once said that a songwriter's supreme challenge was being complex and simple at the same time-writing songs with lasting depth that are also… — Paul Zollo
I knew a lot of chords, but they weren't the chords that came with the melody that came with the idea I had for the… — Tom T. Hall
We were on a tour, and there were some chord formations that were tough for me to play when I was a kid...it had become… — Jorma Kaukonen
I love playing all kinds of roles. I hope it doesnâ€™t sound too pretentious, but I always feel human nature is like a piano, and… — Tom Hiddleston
By adopting a certain physical posture, a resonant chord is struck in spirit. — Bruce Lee
A lot of country music is sad. I think most art comes out of poverty and hard times. It applies to music. Three chords and… — Willie Nelson
You see, pops, that's the kind of talk that's ruining the music. Everyone's trying to do something new, no one trying to learn the fundamentals… — Louis Armstrong

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